Cooper Mediation is pleased to announce that senior mediator and principal Vance Cooper has been honoured with the Ontario Bar Association’s Award Of Excellence For Alternative Dispute Resolution. The ADR Award of Excellence recognizes exceptional contributions and/or achievements in Alternative Dispute Resolution. Cooper Mediation and the...
An insurance adjuster is sitting at her desk and a file marked “urgent” is handed to her. The claimant has been involved in a motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle, snowmobile/off-road vehicle or heavy commercial vehicle. She knows that she’ll need to initiate payment of...
“You have top priority!” In most circumstances, you’d probably be happy to hear that you’re first in line – to own a new, hotly-anticipated product; to reserve concert tickets for your favourite band’s upcoming tour; or while on hold waiting to speak to a representative...
There’s an old medical adage that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Anticipating a problem and preparing for it can often eliminate it completely or substantially reduce future complications down the road. It’s a lesson counsel representing clients at mediation would...
Think back to the mid-1980s - if you’re old enough to remember them. Michael Jackson moonwalked his way into superstardom, the Breakfast Club taught kids everywhere that serving detention could give you a real education, and a fresh-faced articling student named Vance Cooper was eagerly...
If you enjoy great local music and are passionate about helping at-risk youth in Toronto, be sure to mark Thursday, October 6, 2016 in your calendars – The fifth annual Vancestock, a night of live music benefiting Trails Youth Initiatives, will have the Hard Rock Café Toronto...